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A. H. DREUX.

BOX. APPLICATIONIILED MAR. 31. 1916.

1,203,990. Patented N0v.7,1916.

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,ALEXANDER H. DREUX, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO 15. BURT COMPANY LIMITED, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO, CANADA.

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Application filed March 31, 1916. Serial No. 87,934.

- a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of whichv the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use'the same.

This invention relates to boxes, and with respect to its more specific features, to boxes made of paper or similar flexible material.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a practical box of the character referred to which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a strong and symmetrical box of the character referred to.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will .be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and thescope of. the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly in section, of an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the box; .Figs. 3, 4 and 5.. are views showing 'SIICCGSSlXG stages of the assembling and shaping of' the parts; Figs; (Sand 7 are views of a slightly modified flange strip.

Referring now more specifically to .the

embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the head of'a box and 2 the body portionor flange thereof, the box being of a cyl1ndr1cal character, although it will be understood that it may be made of rectangular or other form without departing from'the spirit of the invention. The flange of the box is made of a strip which is folded longitudinally and the ends abutted or otherwise joined, as at 3, to form a continuous flange circumferentially, and the strip is also folded transversely on the. line 4, which line extends circumferentially, that is, longitudi- Specification of Letters Patent.

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strong character. After the strip is folded and connected as described to provide a continuous flange, the box head 1 is introduced thereinto, one face of this head lying opposite the shoulder provided by the edge 7 of the shorter ply 6. The end of. the longer ply is then folded to provide a shoulder opposite'the other face of the head 1, the folding of th1s free end 8 of the longer ply being preferably of a crimping character so as to provide a nicely rounded edge to this part of the box. In this wise it will be seen that the head of the box is held on the flange between the shoulder 9, which overlies one face of the head, and the shoulder provided by the edge 7, which is spaced from the shoulder 9, and underlies the opposite face of the head, the two shoulders firmly retaining the head in .place.

The plies 5 and 6 of the flange are formed from an integral flat strip of paper of suitable thickness and stiffness, such as relatively thick cardboard, and at the line 4:

where the transverse fold is made this strip is split part way through, so as to leave only a. thin portion of the material connecting the two plies. By providing the slit the plies may be folded so as to lie fiat against each other andproduce a square end at the folding line so that covering material 10 may be placed onthebox and around the folded end of the flange and preserve a neat and smooth edge atthe folded portion. By providing the plies of thefla'nge from an integral piece of material not only will the flange be relatively stronger in construction than otherwise, but the expense of manufacture of the box may be materially lessened, and the box better preserve its symmetry. Inasmuch aska butt joint, such as referred to by the numeral 3, is of a relatively weak character under certain condi tions of use, a'lap joint of a construction specially adapting it for round boxes may be employed, see Fig. 6. In this form the inner ply 6 at one end extends longitudinally beyond the end of-the outer ply, as at 11, and at the other-end does not extend to the transverse edge of the outer ply, but stops short thereof by an amount 12 equal to the length of the tongue 11. Whenthe transverse folded strip of Fig. 6 is folded longitudinally into cylindrical form, the tongue 11 overlaps the space 12, and these provide surfaces of substantial area which maybe covered with adhesive and when superposed form a strong and eflicient joint to hold the strip in shape. Prior to the transverse folding the strip of F ig. 6 has the s'hape,-in blank, shown in Fig. 7.

In view of the above are accomplished, among others, the objects hereinbefore referred to.

As many changes, could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention cou'ldbe made Without departing from the'scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. a

- It is also to be understood that th'e'language used in the following claims is intended to cover allof the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A box comprising a body portion composed of a strip folded both longitudinally and transversely, the plies-of said strip measured transversely being of unequal length and lying opposite each other, and a a head having a face lylng against the shoulder provided by the shorter ply, the end of the longer ply opposite the lon itudinal folding line of said strip being olded to provide a shoulder lying against the other face of said head.

'plies being adhesivelg 2. A box comprising a head and a flange, said flange comprising a strip folded on 10ngitudinal lines to respectively underlie and overlie'said head, and thereby support and retain said head in place.

3. A box comprising-a head and a flange, said flange comprising a strip slit on a longitudinal line and folded on saidflline to provide a ply the free longitudinal edge of I h which lies opposite one face of said head, the

. free edge of the other ply being folded to lie opposite the other face of said head. 4. A box comprising ahead and a flange, said flange comprising a strip slit on a'longitudinal line and folded ,on said line to provide a ply; the free longitudinal edge of which lies opposite one face of said head, the free edge of the other ply being folded to lie opposite the other face of saidhead, said secured together.

5. A body for a 0x comprising a strip folded both longitudinally and transversely,

the plies of said strip lying opposite each. I

other, one ply providing a longitudinally disposed shoulder disposed transversely opposite and spaced from the free end of the other ply.

6. A box comprising a head and a flange,

ply at one end extending beyond the transverse edge of the outer ply and at the other end terminating inside of theadjacent transverse edge of said outer ply.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

- ALEXANDER H. DREUX. Witnesses: -Q l L. C. BREWER, 9 JAs. O. HOLMER. 

